kuʻu

See also: kuu, kúu, ku'u, and Kuu

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ʔu/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Determiner

kuʻu

  1. (endearing) my first person singular possessive, both o- and a-type
See also
Hawaiian possessive pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person koʻu, kaʻu
kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type) 		ko māua, kā māua (exclusive)
ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive) 		ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive)
ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive)
2nd person kou, kāu
kō (affectionate, o- and a-type) 		ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou
3rd person kona, kāna ko lāua, kā lāua ko lākou, kā lākou
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tuku (“let go, release”). Cognate with Maori tuku (“let go”), Tongan tuku (“to hand over”).

Verb

kuʻu

  1. (transitive) to release, to let go
  2. (stative) diminish, subside, settle
Derived terms
  • hoʻokuʻu (causative)
  • kuʻukuʻu (“let down gradually”, verb)
  • makuʻu (“uncontrollable bowel discharge”)

Further reading

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